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00:00This might be the cruelest punishment in history.
00:03You see, in medieval Europe, if you were accused of a crime like theft or adultery,
00:09you might be placed in front of boiling water.
00:12Then, a priest would drop a ring into the scalding pot,
00:16and you'd be forced to reach in and retrieve it.
00:19Now, this water would instantly burn anyone,
00:22but it was believed that God would protect the innocent from injury.
00:27So a few days later, if your hands were visibly burned or infected,
00:32you were found guilty and often executed.